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Powell Trades | Entry Triggers #1 | Dumb Money Concepts Whop

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Key takeaways

Educational

Main Ideas / Concepts

  • The speaker introduces “entry triggers” (entry mechanisms) for trades, framing them around structures shown in their prior “engineered liquidity” video.
  • A key setup involves a point/level of interest (example: a new week opening gap, labeled “CE or 50%”), where engineered liquidity sits and is reinforced by imbalances—specifically sellside imbalances.
  • The video focuses on four ways to enter a trade, emphasizing:
    • Confirmation from price action (e.g., rejections, change of state)
    • Placing stops at logical structure levels
    • Targeting favorable risk-to-reward (RR) outcomes

Methodology: The 4 Ways of Entering a Trade (Detailed)

  1. Enter Straight at the Level

    • Entry is considered valid mostly when engineered liquidity is present relative to the level.
    • General idea:
      • If engineered liquidity is positioned below or above your level (depending on the trade direction), you may enter directly at the level.
    • Stop sizing:
      • Use a fixed-style stop such as 10 points, 5 points, etc. (the exact amount depends on the level).

  2. Rejection Block (Speaker’s Favorite)

    • Prerequisite:
      • Price shows bearish confirmation at or near the target level.
    • Entry trigger:
      • Use the wick that rejects the level.
      • The entry does not have to be at the 50% mark.
      • It can instead be placed at the lower extreme of the rejecting wick (the speaker notes an area near the bottom of the wick).
    • Rationale:
      • Waiting for rejection confirmation increases selectivity/accuracy.

  3. (Three-Minute) Rejection Block / “Change in State of Delivery”

    • The speaker describes an additional entry that relies on a “change in state of delivery.”
    • Timing context includes a mention of 3 minutes (and also alignment with 1 minute).
    • Entry concept:
      • After price taps the level and forms a rejection/confirmation, you enter based on that confirmation structure.
    • Stop placement:
      • Place the stop above the high created after tapping the level.
      • Example:
        • A 3.5 point stop is mentioned as possible, but the speaker says that would be “ridiculous.”
        • They would more realistically use about a 5 point stop to allow room for a slight sweep.
    • Risk management philosophy:
      • They used to trade with very tight stops (2–3 points), but now prefer ~5 points minimum.
    • RR expectation:
      • Strong RR is still expected (example given: aiming for the first low yields about 1:8 RRish).
    • Confidence note:
      • When the timing/structural elements line up—even if it feels random—it becomes higher confidence.

  4. Inverse Fair Value Gap

    • Trigger condition:
      • The market closed below the fair value gap (referencing a specific candle, the “545 candle”).
    • Entry options:
      • Enter at the 50% mark of the inverse fair value gap, though the speaker hints there are often additional nuances (the clip cuts off mid-thought).

Speakers / Sources Featured

  • Primary speaker: The creator/trader speaking throughout the narration (no name given in the subtitles).
  • Referenced source content (prior videos/concepts by the same creator):
    • “Engineered Liquidity” video
    • “Rejection Block” video (recommended for viewers)

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